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Post by Deleted on Aug 24, 2014 18:16:13 GMT -5
Not to mention --
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Post by berkley on Aug 24, 2014 18:42:26 GMT -5
George Harrison's cover of The Chiffon's He's So Finehah! I agree, though. He made much better use of that melody than the original did. Here's an obvious one: my favourite Pretenders track, their cover of the Kinks' Stop Your Sobbing: |
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Post by Icctrombone on Aug 24, 2014 18:52:16 GMT -5
When The Rap genre became popular in the early 80's, they made use of many songs as the undermelody. I see that Biggie Smalls use The Police's " Every step you take". It was a fine reinvention of the song instead of someone just singing it again.
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Post by berkley on Aug 24, 2014 19:13:07 GMT -5
Not my favorite, but this is probably universally accepted as being one of the world's greatest covers. I LOVE early Dylan, but even I'll concede his original version of this song kinda' sucked. From what I've heard this song is from the turn of the century and had been recorded in the 1930's as a blues jam. It's my favorite cover for sure. That's a great one and I think their cover of Don't Let Me be Misunderstood is another: |
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Post by Prince Hal on Aug 24, 2014 23:21:17 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2014 3:16:39 GMT -5
Bobby Fuller Four - I Fought The Law
is a superior version to the Crickets original.
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Post by Jesse on Aug 25, 2014 4:02:39 GMT -5
I was thinking about making a similar thread in the old Music Forum before the reboot but never got around to it. There are so many that immediately come to mind some of which have already been mentioned.
I always liked Hi-Standard's cover of The Mamas & the Papas' "California Dreamin'".
Punk rock cover band supergroup Me First and the Gimme Gimmes have released half a dozen albums that solely feature cover songs. One of my favorites in their version of Paul Simon's Me and Julio Down By the Schoolyard".
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2014 13:49:17 GMT -5
MEX is a well known Hungarian band, that sings mostly in the language of their ancestors, yet always making sure to include one or two very unexpected cover tunes on each of their releases. That practice was not abandoned on the 1998 album "Pszicho-Pata" either, where the band choose to rock out the Madonna's classic.
Like A Virgin
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Post by paulie on Aug 25, 2014 16:23:09 GMT -5
Off the top of my head, Bryan Ferry's first solo album, almost in its entirety. Yup |
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Post by paulie on Aug 25, 2014 16:34:28 GMT -5
Let's see... aside from that Bryan Ferry debut album...
The Who - Shakin All Over
Bowie - White Light/White Heat
Television - Satisfaction
Teenage Fanclub - Like a Virgin
The Fall - Houston
The Fall - Mr. Pharmacist
Devo - Secret Agent Man
Roxy Music - Jealous Guy
Otis Redding - Satisfaction
Jimi Hendrix - Hey Joe
Bowie - China Girl
CCR & Gladys Knight - I Heard it Through the Grapevine - Both 10 times better than the original
Dinosaur Jr. - I Misunderstood (Richard Thompson)
There's plenty more of course...
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2014 16:44:20 GMT -5
Most of the Cramps' covers were great. I'm especially fond of --
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2014 16:46:24 GMT -5
I like this girl's Youtube channel. Lots of covers. This one is my favorite, also the first video of hers I had seen.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2014 16:46:25 GMT -5
"Bop Pills" in turn reminds me (because I'd never even heard of it or this one; I later managed to dig them up) of the Fall's take on
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Post by adamwarlock2099 on Aug 25, 2014 17:07:29 GMT -5
When The Rap genre became popular in the early 80's, they made use of many songs as the undermelody. I see that Biggie Smalls use The Police's " Every step you take". It was a fine reinvention of the song instead of someone just singing it again. Notorious' Big Poppa is sampled from Isley Brothers Between the Sheets. Pras and Ole Dirty Bastard sampled Islands in the Stream for Ghetto Superstar. Puff Daddy (Sean Combs) used Led Zepplin's Kashmir in Come With Me. All songs I like both of and feel neither sample is an affront to the original music. For Come With Me, Jimmy Page played the guitar himself. Edit: Though I don't recall the rappers name, in the early rap scene one sampled Gilbert OSullivan's Alone Again (Naturally) and was sued for unlawful use. There was a documentary at one time on netflix about how that incident got so much coverage that it started laws getting put in place regarding sampling. |
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Post by Rob Allen on Aug 25, 2014 19:03:42 GMT -5
Here's another I Fought The Law:
And another cover of a 50s R&B song (original by Roy Hamilton, 1958):
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